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Expression question
I’ve got a spotlight in my comp, and I’ve popped an expression onto the position of it, so it follows the point of interest. Problem is, I want it to follow it, but always be 145 less on the Z property. I know you just type “-145” at the end, but that edits the X property. And I know nothing about expressions, but I kept trying anyways… I thought maybe if I typed at the end (-0,-0,-145) that would work, but it didn’t. I tried though, and that’s what counts. Anyone want to help me?
Thanks,
Ben Tubb“Of course, I could be wrong. In fact, I’m probably wrong.”
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4 Replies
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Whenever you want to do something to a specific axis of motion, think of this expression:
[position[0],position[1],position[2]]
… which is the old way of writing “position”.
so try:
[position[0],position[1],thisComp.layer(“leader”).position[2]-145]
… if your the leading layer is named “leader”, say. Try writing the first expression, then highlighting “position[2]” and dragging it to the Z position of the leader, then adding “-145” to the end.
But I’ll bet Dan has something more elegant. 🙂
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You were close. You just need to subtract [0,0,145]
Dan
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Told ya. 🙂
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Ah, it seems so obvious now! Thanks so much for the quick response.
Ben Tubb
“Of course, I could be wrong. In fact, I’m probably wrong.”
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